Zone Magazine Issue 037 Spring 2023
Well Folks, Lots of great things happening here at Zone HQ just for you lot, so keep coming back! Well its Spring 2023, we have a packed issue with all the regulars, and lots of interviews! We would just like to say RIP to our brother Pete Van Payne who passed away recently. He will be missed for his music, his radio show, work. an good soul! In our feature interviews in this issue we talk to cover superstar LEMON8. Harry Lemon aka LEMON8 has been at the forefront of dance music both as a DJ and producer, whilst producing a soundtrack of a generation at the same time. Model8 - his first ever produced track from 1993 - is now being recognized as a classic and landmark in Techno and dance music in general. The Inner Sanctuary Sessions double album, solely consisting of his original music and remixes is now recognized as a highlight in Progressive House Music with tracks like New York, New York and Lose Control just to name a few. The latter was even voted all-time best record on the iconic Bedrock label in 2020 by the fans by a landslide.
Well Folks, Lots of great things happening here at Zone HQ just for you lot, so keep coming back! Well its Spring 2023, we have a packed issue with all the regulars, and lots of interviews! We would just like to say RIP to our brother Pete Van Payne who passed away recently. He will be missed for his music, his radio show, work. an good soul!
In our feature interviews in this issue we talk to cover superstar LEMON8. Harry Lemon aka LEMON8 has been at the forefront of dance music both as a DJ and producer, whilst producing a soundtrack of a generation at the same time. Model8 - his first ever produced track from 1993 - is now being recognized as a classic and landmark in Techno and dance music in general. The Inner Sanctuary Sessions double album, solely consisting of his original music and remixes is now recognized as a highlight in Progressive House Music with tracks like New York, New York and Lose Control just to name a few. The latter was even voted all-time best record on the iconic Bedrock label in 2020 by the fans by a landslide.
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Vinyl + Digital<br />
Albums - Dance<br />
TECHNO & HARD TECHNO / Mark Neenan<br />
Albums - Dance<br />
TOP TUNE //<br />
10<br />
Tense Trax 02 (VA) (Tense Trax)<br />
9.5<br />
8.5<br />
8.5<br />
French acid prodigy 'Dica' showcases his modern driving acid style with a banger of a tune called 'Mind<br />
Blowing Side Effects' which has bags of energy and is full of cool hip house vocal snippets. 'How Do You<br />
Like That' by The Southside Warriors (Acid Choci, Marcio M and Tiago Santos) is a proper old school<br />
sounding bubbling Acid Techno track with one hell of a groove and an awesome sounding ascending<br />
airplane engine take off kinda noise (Total Departure stylee) Wicked! 'How Do You Like That? They ask,<br />
well I like it a fucking lot! 'Squadron 303' by a solo Marcio M this time is another great track full of<br />
squelchy 303 work but my favourite is 'My Pain Forever' by the ever brilliant "Bad Boy" Pete. Tough,<br />
driving Hard Acid Techno with dark synth stabs and an eerie Hellraiser sample! Lots of plays from the A<br />
List on this one. Quality. By the time these reviews are out I'm sure you'll be able to buy this on all digital<br />
platforms as well as a cool Clear 12" Vinyl from the Flatlife Bandcamp page.<br />
https://flatliferecords.bandcamp.com/album/tense-trax-02-acid-techno<br />
PERC - Resistor remixed (PERC TRAX)<br />
Wouldn't be a review without some PERC In here and yet again PERC TRAX and Ali Wells deliver the goods, this time with some<br />
very special remixes. Originally released in 2021 as part of Ali's 'Greed EP' Resistor, is a monstrous thumper that has destroyed<br />
dance floors ever since and has a epic atmospheric break down that soon turns nasty with resistor type glitches and a zappy bell<br />
like clang before re entry. First up on remix duties is underground legend and all round top man Tassid, of SKUXX records fame.<br />
Jamie turns it into a crisp and driving warehouse monster with all the quirky edits and fx fills we love from him whilst still<br />
maintaining plenty of the original sounds. Really wicked remix this and it's gonna get rinsed for sure! Up next is Jenson<br />
Interceptor (named after the legendary Car built in 1970s West Brom) I am a HUGE fan of Mikey's work and am always playing his<br />
Electro gear. For this remix we are treated to a very crossover 4x4 Hard Techno / Electro / Jackin rework of epic proportions! This<br />
is the real deal, you must listen to this! Finally Berlin based 'Wallis' brings the Industrial heat with a relentless and gritty version,<br />
hardly recognisable to the original other than the occasional snippet of lead line slipping through the darkness every so often. Love<br />
this, she is certainly one to watch and im gutted i missed her Bristol gig last month.<br />
https://perctrax.bandcamp.com/track/resistor<br />
RECOMMENDED<br />
Oliver Rosemann & Alexander Kowalski Muzzle Blast EP (Recorded Things)<br />
Oliver Rosemann & Alexander Kowalski need no introduction and are 2 of my favourite producers. This release on<br />
recorded Things features 4 of their best works which have been released before, but this time they are getting pressed<br />
onto those beautiful black plastic disc things for the first time! You know what you are getting with these guys, Dark<br />
Intelligent and tough 'Proper' Techno! 'Chinese Water Torture' and 'Wasps Attack When Drunk' are excellent in their<br />
own right, but for me its all about 'Muzzle Blast' with its dark hypnotising groove and marching percusion and my<br />
Numero Uno of the EP 'Most Monkeys Live In Trees' which is just so damn quirky! Stuttering groove fuelled mayhem<br />
with bendy synths and plenty of jack! Love this tune.<br />
https://recordedthings.bandcamp.com/album/muzzle-blast-rect010<br />
FRANKIE VEGA - Pyramid Trax (UKR Special Series)<br />
10<br />
Chicago legend Frankie Vega returns to the awesome UKR with 2 excellent originals. 'Pyramid of the Moon' is a crisp<br />
Jackin affair full of Chicago influence. It's packed with a synth, subtle stabs, tight percussion and all the good stuff you<br />
come to expect from Frankie. My picks though are the other 2 tracks. The original of 'Pyramid of the Sun' has a subtle<br />
acid line running through it accompanied by some clanking tribal beats and a lovely deep undertone. Add some mesmeric<br />
bleeps and you're onto a winner. Would sound ace outdoors this! Finally, Mark Therblig from Mastoid Kollective ups the<br />
pace and gives us a harder version of 'Pyramid of the Sun' This is a beast of a remix and it only relents slightly on the<br />
break as the original synth line comes in. Other than that this is a heads down dark dancefloor destroyer! Sweet!<br />
https://urbankickzrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/ukrss193-pyramid-trax-ep<br />
Developer - Hexmode LP (Modularz)<br />
Was blown away by Developers set at Tresor last month, and a few days after I get back what should land in my promo<br />
box.. A huge album from said Developer on his label 'Modularz'. There are a huge 12 tracks on offer here in varying<br />
techy styles weaving in and out of Bleepy sounds, Sci Fi, and there'seven Classical undertones on 'Volver' but for the<br />
most part, just like his explosive DJ set in Berlin the main emphasis is Hard Hypnotic Tribal Rhythms, which is right up<br />
my street! If I had to pick a couple of favorites, I'd go with the dark 'Divine Shine' and the crazy 'Pure with Intent' I<br />
recommend you check out this album and If you've not heard the man from Los Angeles DJ, go and check his sets out<br />
also!<br />
https://modularz.bandcamp.com/album/modularz-75-hexmode
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